County Cavan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| County Cavan | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Cavan |
| –1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | County Cavan (UKHC) |
County Cavan was a county constituency representing County Cavan in the Irish House of Commons, the lower house in the Parliament of Ireland of the Kingdom of Ireland. The parliamentary boroughs of Belturbet and Cavan were separately represented.[1]
Under the Acts of Union 1800, the county was represented from 1 January 1801 by the Westminster constituency of County Cavan with two MPs in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The boroughs of Belturbet and Cavan lost their separate representation.
Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.
Members of Parliament
| Election | First MP | Second MP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1585 | Philip Reilly | Edmund Reilly[2] | ||||
| 1613 | Sir Oliver Lambart | Sir John Fishe[2] | ||||
| 1634 | Sir Stephen Butler | Lucas Dillon[2] | ||||
| 1639 | Colonel Philip O'Reilly (expelled 1642) | Robert Bailey[2] | ||||
| 1661 | Sir Francis Hamilton, 3rd Baronet | Thomas Coote[3] | ||||
| 1689[4] | Philip Reyley | John Reyly | ||||
| 1692 | Sir Francis Hamilton, 3rd Bt | Robert Saunderson[a] | ||||
| 1697 | Francis White | |||||
| 1703 | Theophilus Butler | |||||
| 1713 | Robert Saunderson | |||||
| 1715 | Mervyn Pratt | Brockhill Newburgh | ||||
| 1727 | Charles Coote (I) | John Maxwell | ||||
| 1751 | Hon. Brinsley Butler[b] | |||||
| 1756 | Hon. Barry Maxwell | |||||
| 1761 | Charles Coote (II) | |||||
| 1766 | William Stewart | |||||
| 1768 | Hon. Barry Maxwell | George Montgomery | Patriot | |||
| 1780 | Hon. John James Maxwell | |||||
| 1783 | Charles Stewart | |||||
| 1788 | John Maxwell[c] | |||||
| 1788 | Francis Saunderson | |||||
| 1793 | Viscount Maxwell | |||||
| 1800 | Nathaniel Sneyd | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Cavan | |||||
- Notes
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hon. Brinsley Butler | 506 | ||||
| Charles Coote (II) | 466 | ||||
| George Montgomery | 436 | ||||
| Hon. Barry Maxwell | 467 | ||||
References
- ↑ Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary. "County Cavan". History of the Irish Parliament. Ulster Historical Foundation. Archived from the original on 23 January 2026. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 McGrath, Bríd (24 October 1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641". Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 607.
- ↑ O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
- ↑ "County Cavan". Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
Bibliography
- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7.
- Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.